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Disputed Casualty Reports
- When
- 1884
- Where
- Colchester, Essex
Contemporary reports claimed 3-5 deaths, but later analysis suggests no fatalities directly caused by the earthquake.
Some reports indicate between three and five people were killed. This has been disputed by other contemporary accounts and later analysis, which suggest that there were no fatalities directly caused by this event.
Sources
- 1884 Colchester earthquake Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-06
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